Formulate the Indicated Conclusion in Nontechnical Terms $\sigma = 14.7$ Assuming That a Hypothesis Test to Support This Claim Has

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Multiple Choice

Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. Be sure to address the original claim.
-The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which have variation described by $\sigma = 14.7$ Assuming that a hypothesis test to support this claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the
Null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.

• A) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is greater than 14.7.
• B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is greater than 14.7.
• C) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
• D) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.

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